Quarantine coop - looking for pictures

I am considering bringing home a couple of adult hens and will be quarantining them before starting the slow integration process. Does anyone have any pictures of their quarantine coop set up that they can share? I'm hoping to set up something that can be broken down/moved when not in use.

Dog kennels can be useful. I mean the kind that gets used outside, like a run. Many of them have a metal frame, filled with wire mesh or chain link, and come as a set of panels. You can take the panels apart and store them neatly against a wall, and set it up again later. Some are 5 or 6 feet high, but some are only 3-4 feet high. (It makes a big difference to how awkward the panels are to handle!)

Because dog kennels are meant to contain dogs, they are also pretty good at keeping dogs OUT. Depending on the kennel, some come with a top as well, and some are sized so you can use an extra side as a top.

The major problem with a dog kennel is that the holes are large enough for a raccoon to reach through. You could solve that by confining the chickens in a crate or cage, inside the kennel, during the night. That can keep them far enough from the sides that a raccoon cannot reach them (if only its arm but not its body goes through the mesh, it can only reach so far.)
 
I'm not getting more adults for my flock, I'm just saying from my point of view what is easier. It wouldn't be the house house, just the garage or basement, neither of which are near my clothes or chicken supplies,

You misunderstand - this is addressed to a generalized you, not you personally. Because you said you'd do it a certain way, I pointed out where my concerns would be.

You're not the OP and not in their situation but as I don't know how the OP might handle it, I'm addressing your specific suggested scenario in case some of that information might be relevant.
 
You misunderstand - this is addressed to a generalized you, not you personally. Because you said you'd do it a certain way, I pointed out where my concerns would be.

You're not the OP and not in their situation but as I don't know how the OP might handle it, I'm addressing your specific suggested scenario in case some of that information might be relevant.
Oh, ok! Thought you were talking specifically to me and not generally. All good.
 
You misunderstand - this is addressed to a generalized you, not you personally. Because you said you'd do it a certain way, I pointed out where my concerns would be.

You're not the OP and not in their situation but as I don't know how the OP might handle it, I'm addressing your specific suggested scenario in case some of that information might be relevant.
Thank you all for the input and feedback. My current plan is to pick up a plastic chicken coop and quarantine the new additions in the backyard, away from my girls. This is 100% not a coop I'd want chickens to live in long term but I think it will serve fairly well as a quarantine coop. The fact its plastic means I can really clean it well between use. They'll have access to a secure separate run during the day and will just be in their glorified dog kennel overnight. At least that's the current thought.
 
We picked up a 7 hens that someone was giving away on Sunday. We dusted with poultry dust as some of them looked terrible. I put them in the 'old' coop to quarantine them. How long would you suggest before I start integrating?
 
We picked up a 7 hens that someone was giving away on Sunday. We dusted with poultry dust as some of them looked terrible. I put them in the 'old' coop to quarantine them. How long would you suggest before I start integrating?

Maybe keep them separate for a month, and watch for any diseases.

Then if they seem healthy, put them in a pen adjoining the others, so they can get acquainted through a wire fence before you actually try to integrate them.
 
Thank you all for the input and feedback. My current plan is to pick up a plastic chicken coop and quarantine the new additions in the backyard, away from my girls. This is 100% not a coop I'd want chickens to live in long term but I think it will serve fairly well as a quarantine coop. The fact its plastic means I can really clean it well between use. They'll have access to a secure separate run during the day and will just be in their glorified dog kennel overnight. At least that's the current thought.
We picked up a 7 hens that someone was giving away on Sunday. We dusted with poultry dust as some of them looked terrible. I put them in the 'old' coop to quarantine them. How long would you suggest before I start integrating?
Consider biological/medical quarantine:
BYC Medical Quarantine Article
 

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